Jacob’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Teapot
Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758) Boston

Sauce Boat
Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758) Boston

Pair of Casters
Attributed to Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758) Boston

Punch Strainer
Jacob Hurd American, 1702/03–1758 Boston

Caster
Jacob Hurd American, 1702/03–1758 Boston

El Mocho
Peter Hurd (American, 1904–1984)

The Water Hole
Peter Hurd American, 1904-1984

The Wedding
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917–2000

Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder (English, 1558–1608) Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England

The Music Lesson
Jacob Ochtervelt (Dutch, 1634-1682)

Confrontation at the Bridge
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

The Builders
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

The Temptation of the Magdalene
Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

Free Clinic
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29-1682)

Virginia Interior
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Harlem Street Scene
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000

Nude Old Man Seated, Leaning on His Forearm, Facing Left
Jacob Jordaens Flemish, 1593-1678

Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban?)
Rembrandt van Rijn Dutch, 1606-1669

Graduation
Jacob Lawrence American, 1917-2000